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Step 3Wiring up the LEDs
In this step we will wire up the LEDs to the switch and battery holder which will be used to light up the spirit tubes illuminating them at night.
-place the led’s in behind the drilled holes and bend the ends toward the body of the holder, make sure the + and – terminals face each other
-solder the terminal leads together
-now connect both sets of led’s together with the enamel wire and solder so you have a parallel circuit setup to each led
-solder a wire to the + terminal of the battery holder to one of the switch terminals, and run a piece of enamel wire off of the adjacent switch terminal and solder it to the + part of the led circuit
-solder a wire to the – terminal of the battery holder and then solder the other end to the – side of the led circuit
-place batteries into the battery holder and flip the switch hopefully it should light up now, if not verify your connections
-place the battery holder and switch using epoxy to hold them into the project case and seal it up with the case back
-place the led’s in behind the drilled holes and bend the ends toward the body of the holder, make sure the + and – terminals face each other
-solder the terminal leads together
-now connect both sets of led’s together with the enamel wire and solder so you have a parallel circuit setup to each led
-solder a wire to the + terminal of the battery holder to one of the switch terminals, and run a piece of enamel wire off of the adjacent switch terminal and solder it to the + part of the led circuit
-solder a wire to the – terminal of the battery holder and then solder the other end to the – side of the led circuit
-place batteries into the battery holder and flip the switch hopefully it should light up now, if not verify your connections
-place the battery holder and switch using epoxy to hold them into the project case and seal it up with the case back
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